Haysville siren not working; ensure weather radios functioning

County officials determined the emergency siren in Haysville is currently not in service during yesterday’s statewide tornado testing that took place Tuesday.

Federal Field Services, the contractor for the sirens in the county, will be inspecting the siren and working to repair it. However, with the start of the severe weather season; John Fuhrman, Haysville Fire Chief  and Tammy Humbert, Director of Dubois County Emergency Management are encouraging all residents of Haysville to be aware of the problem and to verify that their SAME weather radios have fresh batteries and are ready to notify you of any severe weather coming to the area.

They also encourage ALL citizens of Dubois County to do the same as the sirens in the county are put in place as a back up to notify residents of threatening weather that is approaching. Sirens are not intended to wake you, be heard inside your homes or replace your own notification process such as a NOAA weather radios.